2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 303

CHAPTER NUMBER: 365 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Boutin, Hubbard, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Smoking Cessation Treatment

Synopsis:

Requiring specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for specified drugs and nicotine replacement therapy to assist an insured or enrollee to cease the use of tobacco products; prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing specified copayments or coinsurance requirements for specified drugs and nicotine replacement therapy; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/2
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (93-39)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (101-31)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (40-6)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 365

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-841 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 176582/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2005   at: 8:31 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 727577/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005   at: 11:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (93-39)
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (101-31)
Senate
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (40-6)